Patents by Inventor Brian Henry Stockley

Brian Henry Stockley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electronics assembly engineering system employing naming and manipulation functions for user defined data structures in a data system using transaction service
    Patent number: 6865583
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel naming and manipulation functions for user defined data structures in a data system using transaction service. In particular, in an electronics assembly engineering system having a computer subsystem in which user-defined data structures accessible to editor software have referential integrity and in which user modifications to the data structures during editing are made directly to the data structures rather than indirectly by way of a temporary file, the invention provides a method for permitting naming and manipulation of the data structures. The method includes the steps of (i) providing close, discard and rename functions for the data structures in the case where a newly-created data structure is being edited; (ii) providing close and copy functions for the data structures if an existing data structure is being edited; and (iii) excluding a save-as function for the data structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Dematic Electronics Assembly Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Henry Stockley
  • Electronics assembly engineering system employing naming and manipulation functions for user defined data structures in a data system using transaction service
    Publication number: 20010037338
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel naming and manipulation functions for user defined data structures in a data system using transaction service. In particular, in an electronics assembly engineering system having a computer subsystem in which user-defined data structures accessible to editor software have referential integrity and in which user modifications to the data structures during editing are made directly to the data structures rather than indirectly by way of a temporary file, the invention provides a method for permitting naming and manipulation of the data structures. The method includes the steps of (i) providing close, discard and rename functions for the data structures in the case where a newly-created data structure is being edited; (ii) providing close and copy functions for the data structures if an existing data structure is being edited; and (iii) excluding a save-as function for the data structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Henry Stockley